Writing device



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. W. ALBIN WRITING DEVICE v Filed May 13, 1939 April 16, 1940.

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WRITING DEVICE Filed May 1:, i959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 EM a JEREMIAHW ALBIN wkw ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 16,1940

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WRITING DEVICE Jeremiah W. Albin, Babylon, N. Y.

application May 13, 1939, Serial No. 273,390

Claims. (01. 120-43 lo obtain points having iiem'bility or contact characteristics which will adapt themselves most readily to the particular style of writing of the user or to difierent styles of writing-and said pens frequently become deranged when used by more than one person and even when used by any one person give only limited service.

Moreover, many of these pens can only be used with the writer in certain positions and they cannot be readily used where the writer is 'not sitao ting down or does not have a suitable desk surface on which to rest the particular material on which the writing is being done.

Furthermore, most of these pen points cannot be used on varying surfaces and on dlfl'erent yp s of papers, whether glazed or rough.-

Furthermore, with the dip type pen, it is difllcult to secure a suilicient amount of inkin the pen with avoidance of blotting to write a complete thought or phrase and with the fountain so type. on the other hand, there is also a tendency for the pen either to blot or run dry, with consequent It is, therefore, among the objects of the present invention to provide an improved'pen device siorpenpointelementwhichmaybeutilizedon fountain or dip type pens and which will insure a satisfactory and uniform flow of ink to the writing pen without being readily subject to blottingandwithassurancethatthepenmaybe 40 used in'varlous positions and by many difierent persons having varying types of handwriting without particular regard of the position of the Another obiect is to provide a more universal penpointconstructionwhichmaybeusedon various types of papers without either blotting or clogging and which maybe readily used with parting from the scope and spirit of the invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactory, according to one embodiment of the present invention to provide a 5 U-shaped element, preferably made of wire or rod, the legs of which are closely pressed together and the crevice between which may serve as an ink carrying flow, or capillary passage.

It has been found desirable to provide a relal0 tively straight passage which enlarges toward the bottom and top of the U or toward the sides of the U and also in some instances to provide a series of small recesses along the side of the U member or between the legs of the U member which serve ll as ink storage and feed receptacles.

If desired, this U-shaped member may be directly inserted in a holder of a dip or fountain type pen and ink may be fed below or to the rear of it into the] central passageway between the no legs.

If desired, the back of the bend of the U may be hammered out to form an enlargement which may be readily received in a dip type pen. The

bend of the pen may also be provided with chang5 nels or recesses to facilitate feed of the ink to the central passageway between thelegs.

Referring to the drawings which illustrate several of the various possible embodiments of the present invention, but to which the present inso vention is by no means restricted since the drawings are merely by way of illustration and not by way of limitation,

Figure 1 is an exploded view of a point and holder according to the present application, in top view showing the adjacent end of the fountain pen barrel in dot and dash.

Figure 2 is a side view of the structure of Figure 1 on the line 22 of Figure 1. t

Figure 3 is a top view of the assembled construction of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a side longitudinal sectional view on the line 4-4 ofFlgure 3.

Figure 5 is a top perspective view of a modified construction with the pen point element removed i from the holder.

Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views of the modification of Figure 5, Figure 6 being a side sectional view and Figure 7 being a transverse sectlonal view upon the line 1-1 of Figure 6.

Figures 8 and 9 illustrate another embodiment. Figure 8 being a side sectional view and Figure 9 being a transverse sectional view upon the line 9-8 of Figure 8; r

Figures 10 and 11 illustrate an alternative point ll construction, Figure 10 being a top view and Figure 11 being a side sectional view upon'the iin l|-H of Figure 10.

Figures 12 to 14 illustrate still another embodiment of a dip type point construction, Figure 12 being a top view; Figure 13 being a side sectional view upon the line l3-l3 of Figure 12 and Figure 14 being a perspective view of the point upon reduced scale as compared to Figures 12 and 13, showing the point in position in a dip type holder.

Figure 15 is a transverse sectional view of the longitudinal constructional view of Figure 14 showing how a cap may be applied when the pen is not in use.

Referring to Figure 1, the point A is provided with a holder B designed to be received in the end of the fountain pen C. As shown, the point A consists of a continuous wire strip having two legs l0 and a base ll between which legs is provided a capillary or ink feed passage ii. The legs terminate in the points l3.

The legs ID are sufiiciently bowed so that there' is some resiliency in the point A. ,The holder 13 may be in one piece of metal, if desired, such as copper or brass and it has a back structure ll of cylindrical stock which is cut down or beveled at l5 to form sort of a trough member IS, the forward end of which is cut or beveled upwardly, as indicated at [1 and terminates in the loop IS.

The passage l9'in the loop l8 and the recess 20, between the sides 2| 'of the trough I5, and the opening 22 in the body I receive the point construction A in the manner shown in Figure 3.

The sides of the passages, i9, and 22 are so spaced that the legs ill will be pressed together and will be tightly gripped in the holder B. Through the body ll and the trough member I6 extends the bore 23 having the upturned end continuation 24 feeding into the bottom of the trough 20. I The end of the bore 23 receives ink, as indicated at 25 in Figures 2 and 3.

The side walls ii are provided with the recesses 26 at spaced intervals which serve to seal and prevent dripping or'blotting of the ink which may be fed to the passage l2 from the opening-24.

To enhance the resiliency, a slot act is cut into the body ll across the bore 22. The slot 204 is provided with an enlargement 21 extending transversely across the slot 26a.

The body ll may be received in the cylindrical opening 28 in the-fountain pen end portion 29 which has a reduced diameter sleeve ll receiving the rubber bag 3|.

The sleeve portion 32 of' the end portion 2! of the fountain pen may be inserted in the shell 33, the outside of which is threaded at 34 to receive a cap (not shown).

The rubber tube 3| may be filled in the usual manner by a lever or press button (not shown) to accumulate ink in the ink chamber 35 inside of the rubber tube ii.

,The devices shown in Figures 1 to 4 will insure a continuous satisfactory uniform flow of ink without clotting or clog ing and will permit writing by persons of widely varying hands without adjustment and upon many v rying ypes of surfaces and without the necessity of assuming any predetermined position of eitherhand or writer.

, The point may be used with many varying types of inks and may be inexpensively manufactured and replaced.

In the modified construction shown in Figures 5 to 'l (similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same numerals and letters but primed the point A is fed through the holder B by the passage 23 which extends directly to the back end il of the point. 6

The back portion ll of the pen point A is provided with the recesses ll which feed the ink from the passage 23' to the passage l2 between the legs II.

In the modification of Figure 8, the top of the holder, instead of receiving a bore, is provided with an open V-channel 23 (correspondingly functioning parts being indicated by the same lgtters and numerals provided with a superior I 1!)- In this construction the base of the pen point A is provided with recesses In the construction shown in Figures 10 and 11' (correspondingly functioning parts being indicated by the same numerals provided with a superior 3") a series of chambers 26 are provided in the passageway l2 to receive and feed the ink toward the points It.

The element A may be used in lieu of the elementsAtoAofFiguresl to8.

In the embodiment of Figures 12 to 14 (similarly functioning parts being indicated by the same numerals and letters provided with a superior 4"), the chambers 26 are provided as in Figures 10 and 11, but the base portion II is .0 flattened so that it may be inserted in a holder 29 of a dip type pen.

Soldering or welding ll may be applied at the point of enlargement 42 to strengthen the, construction.

In Figure 15, the cap to which may be made of a plastic material may be inserted upon the bulged portion or sleeve 29 and the bulge, as indicated at will tightly grip the sleeve 62 of the cap.

Although it is stated that the structure 13 may be made of brass or metal, it may also be made of Celluloid, Bakelite and other plastic materials or even of hard rubber.

The point A may be made of various wire materials, the preferred materials being wire or copper alloys which may also include aluminum, magnesium, zinc, beryllium, gold, platinum, silver and so forth.

The construction shown upon Figure 1 is most I satisfactory since there will be a supply of ink contained in the passage 23 which will be quicky fed to the portion of the capillary passage l2 adjacent the points II. This assures most rapid feed to the points and enables the pen to write ll almost immediately when applied to the writing surface.

It is thus evident that the applicant has provided a simple and inexpensive construction which may be utilized either for dip or fountain I pens.

It is apparent that the specific illustrations shown above have been given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation and that the structures above described are subject to wide U variation and modification without departing from the scope or intent of the invention all of which variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a pen construction, a point element consisting of a U-shaped element, the legs of which are closely pressed together to form a capillary passage therebetween. a cylindrical holder 1 said U-shaped element, said holder being provided with a passage to feed said capillary passage and a barrel to receive said cylindrical element, said holder element being also provided with an elongated recess in which said U-shaped element is received and with a loop at the forward end to hold said U-shaped element in position.

2. In a writing device, a capillary ink writing instrument comprising a reservoir and a capillary member supplied from said reservoir, said capillary member consisting of two parallel wires closely spaced so as to form a capillary passage therebetween, said passage being fed from said reservoir, said wires being pointed at one end to contact a surface to be marked and at the other end projecting into said reservoir, the end of said reservoir having a holder with a loop and socket each provided with an opening the shape of which conforms closely to the cross sectional shape of the capillary member.

3. In a writing pen construction, an integral one piece point element consisting of a folded piece of round wire with the legs substantially contacting throughout their length to form a capillary passage therebetween, a holder for said folded point element, said holder being provided with a passage to feed said capillary passage and a handle member to carry said holder, said folded member being grooved at the folded end thereof so as more readily to permit ink to pass from said holder to said capillary passage.

4. In a writing pen construction, an integral one piece point element consisting of a folded piece of round wire with the legs substantially contacting throughout their length to form a capillary passage therebetween, a holder for said folded point element, said holder being provided with a passage to feed said capillary passage and a handle member to carry said holder, the pen of said point element being flattened and widened and the holder being shaped to receive said fiattened and widened portion.

5. In a writing pen construction, an integral one piece point element consisting of a folded piece of round wire with the legs substantially contacting throughout their length to form a capillary passage therebetween, a holder-'for said folded point element, said holder being provided with a passage to feed said capillary passage and a handle member to carry said holder, said holder and said point element provided with transverse recesses to assure feed of ink to and through said capillary passage. I

JEREMIAH W. ALBIN. 

